授权应用程序

• Projects must lie within the outer geographical boundary lines of the GVEC service area or have overlapping service areas in order to be eligible for GVEC Power Up grant funding.
• 示例1: GVEC’s service area does not share overlapping territory with cities outside our geographical boundary lines; however, GVEC does share areas of service within the counties in which they lie. Therefore, certain school, county and service projects in these areas would be eligible for grants.
• 示例2: Cities located within the outer geographical boundary lines of the GVEC service territory, 即使不是由GVEC提供服务, 有资格申请Power Up资助. Some examples of cities in this situation that would be eligible are the 城市 of Seguin, 冈萨雷斯市, 奎罗市, 等. 非营利组织, 学校, and county projects within the outer boundary lines are also eligible for grant funding.

• Project must be capital in nature or new project oriented and not something that the organization regularly does (no standard, 正在进行的项目, 项目, 或活动将符合条件). This grant is intended to provide funding for start-up costs, not ongoing activities or expenses.
• Project must be completed within 12 months of the date the grant money is awarded.
• 这项资助计划旨在提供整理补助金. If your organization is asking for partial funding of a larger project, you must include a total budget plan that clearly shows how you will complete the project within 12 months (ex: where the rest of the funds are coming from to finish the project).
• 财产所有人必须在申请书上签字, be a non-profit entity and may be required to show proof of long-term lease to the applicant.
• The organization must contribute to the community’s health and/or welfare.
• The organization’s services must be non-discriminatory in nature.
• 项目完成后, the grant recipient must furnish a final completion report on the project, 包括材料收据, 供应, 等.，与Power Up拨款的使用有关.
• Organizations receiving grant funding should provide signage on the completed project, 在适用情况下, 显示GVEC Power Up支持.

1. 完成项目, 债务削减活动, long-range projects that will take longer than 12 months to complete, 奖学金项目, religious or church-sponsored facilities limited to church membership, 其他资助计划, 一般营运成本, 办公室或行政项目和设备, 征地项目, 标准的正在进行的项目, 项目, 或活动.
2. Training 项目 for staff where the value would be lost if the employee left the organization.
3. Ineligible organizations include for-profit entities, individuals, and professional associations. (A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization that seeks to further a particular profession, 从事该职业的个人的利益, 以及公共利益.)

The following factors will be considered in the evaluation of funding requests:

• 项目的影响 – Project impacts community-wide or county-wide as opposed to a project that impacts a smaller area or group.
• 配套资金 – Preference will be given to projects that have at least 20% matching funds
• 伙伴关系 & 社区参与 -项目是否得到实物支持或服务?
• 支持信 -社区是否支持这个项目? Did the organization have community leaders write letters of support?
• Power Up资助历史 –   Preference will be given to organizations that have not previously received a Power Up grant. Organizations cannot apply for Power Up grants for 3 years after they receive a Power Up grant.
• 公共可访问性 – Does the project include public educational outreach or demonstration component?
• 项目预算 -项目预算是否清晰明了? 预算加起来对吗? 如果拨款申请不包括整个项目的成本, has the organization clearly shown the ability to complete financing for the project? Does the application include bid proposals or estimates for all items over $1,000?
• 准备包 – Is the project well-defined and thought-through with a clear objective and reasonable budget and timetable?
• 项目价值 – Ranks the overall worthiness of the project in building and enhancing communities within the GVEC service area.